Pakistan, US should enhance cooperation in empowering women, educating youth: Rana Tanveer.

ISLAMABAD -- Federal Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training Rana Tanveer Hussain on Wednesday said that Pakistan and U.S. should enhance cooperation to empower women and educate youth, which has an enormous potential to further foster bilateral relations.

The Minister made these remarks while addressing the opening ceremony of the 16th American Studies Conference, titled 'Seventy-Five Years of U.S.- Pakistan Relations: Lessons for the Future.' jointly organized by the U.S. Embassy and Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU).

He said that it was necessary to provide equal opportunities to women for materializing their dreams and aspirations and making a meaningful contribution to the country's development. Women should be encouraged as no country could make economic and social progress without empowering its women. In this regard, the U.S. role is very significant as it always focuses on women empowerment and the promotion of education, he added.

Apart from this, both countries need to work on climate issues as it has affected Pakistan despite the fact that Pakistan accounts for less than 1 percent of total global emissions.

The minister further stated that Pakistan and the U.S. have a long history of collaboration in many fields, including education, economy, defense, health and other sectors.

This cooperation is rooted in shared values and mutual interests. The Minister also acknowledged the U.S. cooperation in the education field and said that the Fulbright scholars and U.S Alumni of exchange programs are the assets of both countries.

US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome, addressing the participants of the conference, said it is a great honor for the U.S. government to collaborate with Quaid e Azam university to promote the discipline of American studies.

He said such joint collaborative programs have benefited Pakistani and Americans and provide a platform to understand each other cultures and history further. He said that Pakistan and U.S have a long-standing partnership and rich history of relations. 'We are proud of our long-standing partnership with Pakistan. Our relationship began 75 years ago, shortly...